Harvard Medical School Scientist Gary Ruvkun Receives Nobel Prize for Discovery of microRNA Harvard Medical School 2024-10-08 | Ruvkun, professor of genetics at HMS and Massachusetts General Hospital, shared the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Victor Ambros of the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School for elucidating a fundamental principle in gene activity regulation.Ruvkun and Ambros discovered the first microRNAs -- a class of tiny RNA molecules that regulate the activities of genes in plants and animals, including humans -- in animals and demonstrated how they can can turn off genes whose activities are crucial for development.Here, Ruvkun shares tales of his inauspicious start, scientific revolutions, and the power of C. elegans worms.Read about the research: bit.ly/3Y1IPkuLike Harvard Medical School on Facebook: bit.ly/4gwwzROFollow on Instagram: bit.ly/4d8UyU1Follow on LinkedIn: bit.ly/3zr95wCFollow on X: bit.ly/3B8oGS9Website: https://hms.harvard.edu
HMS 2024 State of the School Address Harvard Medical School 2024-09-18 | In the 2024 State of the School Address, Harvard Medical School Dean George Q. Daley speaks of the power of community, the role of basic science in identifying the causes of society's ailments, and the revolutionary ascent of artificial intelligence in accelerating medicine and improving health and well-being for all.Like Harvard Medical School on Facebook: bit.ly/4gwwzROFollow on Instagram: bit.ly/4d8UyU1Follow on LinkedIn: bit.ly/3zr95wCFollow on X: bit.ly/3B8oGS9Website: https://hms.harvard.edu
The HMS/HSDM Class of 2028 Oath Harvard Medical School 2024-08-12 | Entering medical and dental students recite the pledge they wrote to their future patients.
2024 HMS/HSDM White Coat Ceremony Harvard Medical School 2024-08-12 | First year Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine students mark their transition into the medical profession at the White Coat Ceremony. At this annual tradition, students are introduced and welcomed into the medical profession by HMS and HSDM faculty.
Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Dental Medicine White Coat Ceremony 2024 Harvard Medical School 2024-08-05 | First year Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine students mark their transition into the medical profession at the White Coat Ceremony. At this annual tradition, students are introduced and welcomed into the medical profession by HMS and HSDM faculty.
Harvard Medical School Masters Graduation Ceremony Address: HMS Dean George Q. Daley Harvard Medical School 2024-05-28 | Harvard Medical School Dean George Q. Daley gives his address to the graduates during the HMS Master's Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2024. Like Harvard Medical School on Facebook: goo.gl/4dwXyZFollow on Instagram: goo.gl/s1w4upFollow on LinkedIn: goo.gl/04vRgYFollow on X: goo.gl/GbrmQMWebsite: https://hms.harvard.edu/
Harvard Medical School Masters Graduation Ceremony, Class of 2024 Harvard Medical School 2024-05-28 | The Harvard Medical School Master's Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2024 took place Wednesday, May 22, 2024. During the ceremony, graduating students were granted their master's degrees and celebrated their accomplishments. Physician-scientist and health care leader Elizabeth (Betsy) Nabel, HMS professor of medicine, emerita, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, was the keynote speaker.Like Harvard Medical School on Facebook: goo.gl/4dwXyZFollow on Instagram: goo.gl/s1w4upFollow on LinkedIn: goo.gl/04vRgYFollow on X: goo.gl/GbrmQMWebsite: https://hms.harvard.edu/
Harvard Medical School Masters Graduation Ceremony Student Address: Dagny Reese Harvard Medical School 2024-05-28 | Graduating student Dagny Reese gives her address during the Harvard Medical School Master's Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2024.Like Harvard Medical School on Facebook: goo.gl/4dwXyZFollow on Instagram: goo.gl/s1w4upFollow on LinkedIn: goo.gl/04vRgYFollow on X: goo.gl/GbrmQMWebsite: https://hms.harvard.edu/
Harvard Medical School Hooding Ceremony, Class of 2024 Harvard Medical School 2024-05-28 | The 16th Annual DMS Hooding Ceremony took place Thursday, May 23, 2024. Hosted by the Division of Medical Sciences at Harvard Medical School, this event celebrated the accomplishments of the Class of 2024 PhD recipients. During the ceremony, a faculty member placed the doctoral hood over the head of each graduate, signifying their success in completing the graduate program.Like Harvard Medical School on Facebook: goo.gl/4dwXyZFollow on Instagram: goo.gl/s1w4upFollow on LinkedIn: goo.gl/04vRgYFollow on X: goo.gl/GbrmQMWebsite: https://hms.harvard.edu/
Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Dental Medicine Class Day 2024 Harvard Medical School 2024-05-28 | Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Dental Medicine Class Day took place Thursday, May 23, 2024. On this day of ceremony and celebration, graduating students were granted their MD and DMD degrees and celebrate their accomplishments. Incoming Boston University president and HMS alumna Melissa Gilliam was the keynote speaker.Like Harvard Medical School on Facebook: goo.gl/4dwXyZFollow on Instagram: goo.gl/s1w4upFollow on LinkedIn: goo.gl/04vRgYFollow on X: goo.gl/GbrmQMWebsite: https://hms.harvard.edu/
Smell and Memory Harvard Medical School 2024-05-17 | Have you ever smelled something that transported you to a moment from your past? The human olfactory system is intimately connected to the memory centers of the brain. This short animation illustrates what's happening in the brain when odor memories are stored and retrieved.From "The Connections Between Smell, Memory, and Health," published by Harvard Medicine magazine.Read the article: magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/connections-between-smell-memory-and-health
How Mitochondria and the Cell Nucleus Coordinate to Create Proteins Harvard Medical School 2024-04-30 | Mitochondria contain the tiny power plants that churn out life-sustaining energy molecules in our cells. In 2016, the lab of HMS geneticist Stirling Churchman showed that in yeast, cell nuclei and mitochondria coordinate their gene activity to build these power plants. Now the lab has revealed further details in human cells — uncovering unexpected swings in each organelle's protein production processes that ultimately balance out for healthy cell function."It’s wild that the rates are so different and in the end they still end up at the same point," said first author Erik McShane, EMBO postdoctoral fellow in the Churchman lab.The work deepens understanding of how mitochondria and nuclear gene activity coordinate in healthy cells and how imbalances can lead to mitochondrial dysfunction, cellular aging, and diseases of energy metabolism, including neurodegeneration. Such knowledge provides a foundation for researchers to one day develop ways to prevent or treat such conditions.Findings were published in Molecular Cell.
How We Learn to Read Harvard Medical School 2024-01-02 | Using advanced imaging techniques, researchers are beginning to understand just how many brain regions are involved in the complex process of learning to read — and how early in life it begins. Their work is offering new insights into the detection and prevention of learning disabilities such as dyslexia that can cause trouble with reading. Learn more at https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/dyslexia-and-developing-brain
A Playbook for the Next Pandemic Harvard Medical School 2023-12-18 | As early as April 2020, infectious diseases specialist and Harvard Medical School alumna Monica Gandhi knew that COVID-19 would become endemic — that is, it would never be eradicated. Instead, she argued, it was time to get the virus that causes the disease under control and to learn to live with it. Decades of experience made her an outspoken critic of disruptive COVID policies — particularly the closing of schools — that she said caused more harm than good. Consensus is now emerging to back up many of Gandhi’s once-controversial points.In her book Endemic: A Post-Pandemic Playbook, Gandhi applies insights from HIV and COVID-19 to outline a ten-point policy rubric for responding to future epidemics. She discusses how policymakers can minimize threats to public health while also mitigating the harms of restrictive policies on children and on marginalized groups.Check out the full episode of The Written Word from Harvard Medicine magazine at https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/playbook-next-pandemic
What Causes Itch Harvard Medical School 2023-11-22 | Scientists at Harvard Medical School have shown for the first time that a common skin bacterium — Staphylococcus aureus — can cause itch by acting directly on nerve cells.Version that includes an audio description: youtu.be/MjFU7yRgy4oLearn more at https://hms.harvard.edu/news/new-clues-head-scratching-mystery-itch
How Digital Technologies Are Changing Health Care Harvard Medical School 2023-11-01 | Over the next few decades, the practice of medicine will become increasingly virtual, aided by digital technologies like artificial intelligence, telehealth, and wearable devices.Harvard Medical School professor Jagmeet Singh is witnessing many of these changes firsthand. His new book, Future Care: Sensors, Artificial Intelligence, and the Reinvention of Medicine, draws from his work as a cardiologist, his research into device technologies, and his own experience being hospitalized with COVID-19 to explore the rapidly changing health care landscape.In this episode of The Written Word, Harvard Medicine speaks with Singh about the genesis of the book and the important lessons he hopes readers will take from it. Learn more at magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/how-digital-technologies-are-changing-health-care
Finding Treatment for a Rare Genetic Disease Harvard Medical School 2023-10-19 | HMS scientists are pursuing three gene therapies with the hope that at least one will treat progressive blindness caused by Usher syndrome type 1F.Version that includes an audio-description: youtu.be/Q7pXp7oGRZMFind out more at https://hms.harvard.edu/news/pursuing-three-gene-therapies-rare-inherited-disease00:00 What is Usher syndrome Type 1F?00:53 Inspiration for the project02:28 Gene therapy and the challenge of finding a treatment03:37 Three approaches05:05 Toward a cure
HMS 2023 State of the School Address Harvard Medical School 2023-09-14 | Dean George Q. Daley delivers the 2023 State of the School Address.
Random Acts of Medicine with Anupam (Bapu) Jena and Christopher Worsham Harvard Medical School 2023-08-21 | How do timing, circumstance, and luck affect health and health care? Harvard Medical School physician–economist Anupam (Bapu) Jena and HMS pulmonologist and health care policy researcher Christopher Worsham delve into the underappreciated impact of coincidence on health care — and discuss what patients and practitioners alike can learn from it — in their book Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors, Impact Patients, and Shape Our Health.The book offers case studies drawn from natural experiments: random events that create study-like scenarios. The authors’ analyses illuminate how to extract useful data from such events and use the resulting insights to improve the practice of medicine.Learn more in this episode of The Written Word from Harvard Medicine magazine: https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/random-acts-medicine
Random Acts of Medicine: bonus clip Harvard Medical School 2023-08-21 | City marathons, doctors’ golfing habits, speeding tickets: In this bonus clip, physician-researchers Anupam (Bapu) Jena and Christopher Worsham -- authors of the book Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors, Impact Patients, and Shape Our Health -- explain the importance of exploring topics that may at first seem frivolous. Learn more in this episode of The Written Word from Harvard Medicine magazine: https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/random-acts-medicine
The HMS/HSDM Class of 2027 Oath Harvard Medical School 2023-08-08 | Entering medical and dental students recite the pledge they wrote to their future patients.
2023 HMS/HSDM White Coat Ceremony Harvard Medical School 2023-08-03 | First year Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine students mark their transition into the medical profession at the White Coat Ceremony. At this annual tradition, students are introduced and welcomed into the medical profession by HMS and HSDM faculty.
HMS/HSDM White Coat Ceremony Harvard Medical School 2023-07-31 | First year Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine students mark their transition into the medical profession at the White Coat Ceremony. At this annual tradition, students are introduced and welcomed into the medical profession by HMS and HSDM faculty.
2023 Masters Ceremony Keynote Address: Rebecca Weintraub Brendel Harvard Medical School 2023-06-05 | ...
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2023 Class Day: Medical and Dental Graduates Reading Their Class Oath Harvard Medical School 2023-05-27 | ...
Harvard Medical School Hooding Ceremony, Class of 2023 Harvard Medical School 2023-05-26 | The 15th Annual DMS Hooding Ceremony will take place Thursday, May 25. Hosted by the Division of Medical Sciences at Harvard Medical School, this event celebrates the accomplishments of the Class of 2023 PhD recipients. During the ceremony, a faculty member places the doctoral hood over the head of each graduate, signifying their success in completing the graduate program.
Harvard Medical School Class Day 2023 Harvard Medical School 2023-05-25 | Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Dental Medicine Class Day will take place Thursday, May 25. On this day of ceremony and celebration, graduating students are granted their MD and DMD degrees and celebrate their accomplishments. Neurosurgeon, Emmy winner, and medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta will be the keynote speaker.
Harvard Medical School Masters Graduation Ceremony 2023 Harvard Medical School 2023-05-25 | The Harvard Medical School Master's Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2023 will take place Wednesday, May 24. During the ceremony, graduating students are granted their master's degrees and celebrate their accomplishments. Rebecca Weintraub Brendel, bioethicist, psychiatrist, and HMS associate professor, will be the keynote speaker.
Pregnant While Black with Monique Rainford (The Written Word episode 4) Harvard Medical School 2023-05-19 | Studies show that rates of maternal mortality among Black women in the United States are three times higher than those among their white peers. HMS alum Monique Rainford has dedicated her career to better understanding maternal–fetal health disparities in Black populations and working to reduce them.Here, Rainford speaks about the genesis of her book, Pregnant While Black: Advancing Justice for Maternal Health in America. She details the disproportionate risks seen in Black pregnancies. She shows that these disparities cannot be fully explained by biology, genetics, socioeconomic status, or education but rather are intertwined with institutional racism — often exhibited in subtle and unconscious forms.Learn more and hear an excerpt from the book at Harvard Medicine magazine: https://hms.harvard.edu/magazine/sleep/pregnant-while-black
Pregnant While Black: Bonus Clip Harvard Medical School 2023-05-19 | In her book Pregnant While Black: Advancing Justice for Maternal Health in America, HMS alumna Monique Rainford weaves together research with patients' stories as she discusses how the U.S. health care system can repair the damage of the past by changing maternal medicine today. In this bonus clip Rainford weighs in on whether people respond more to stories or statistics. Learn more and hear an excerpt from the book at https://hms.harvard.edu/magazine/sleep/pregnant-while-black
The Healing Power of Storytelling with Annie Brewster (The Written Word episode 3) Harvard Medical School 2023-05-18 | Annie Brewster was less than two years out of medical school when she discovered she had multiple sclerosis--and realized that the medical system she’d dedicated her career to was in some ways failing those it meant to serve.Brewster shares insights gained from research and personal experience in The Healing Power of Storytelling: Using Personal Narrative to Navigate Illness, Trauma, and Loss. In this episode of The Written Word, Harvard Medicine magazine talks with Brewster about the genesis of the book and what storytelling can offer to patients and clinicians alike.Learn more and hear an excerpt from the book at https://hms.harvard.edu/magazine/sleep/healing-power-storytelling
The Healing Power of Storytelling: Bonus Clip Harvard Medical School 2023-05-18 | Hear about live storytelling events that feature clinicians and patients in this bonus clip from an episode of The Written Word with Annie Brewster, HMS assistant professor of medicine, part-time. Learn more at https://hms.harvard.edu/magazine/sleep/healing-power-storytelling
Missing Each Other: Bonus Clip Harvard Medical School 2023-05-17 | What is relaxed awareness? Find out in this bonus clip from an episode of The Written Word with HMS alum Edward (Ted) Brodkin. Learn more at https://hms.harvard.edu/magazine/sleep/missing-each-other
Missing Each Other with Edward Brodkin (The Written Word episode 2) Harvard Medical School 2023-05-17 | When they set out to write Missing Each Other, clinician-researchers Edward (Ted) Brodkin and Ashley Pallathra probed why people seem to “miss” or misunderstand one another so often and how they can reestablish strong relationships. The authors conclude that connection is rooted in a concept called attunement.In this episode of The Written Word, Harvard Medicine magazine talks with alum Brodkin about the science of attunement and how it can help people work together rather than against one another to solve problems of national and global import. Learn more and hear an excerpt from the book at https://hms.harvard.edu/magazine/sleep/missing-each-other
The Good Life with Robert Waldinger (The Written Word episode 1) Harvard Medical School 2023-05-16 | What makes a life fulfilling and meaningful? In The Good Life, a new book by Robert Waldinger, a Harvard Medical School alum and part-time professor of psychiatry, and Marc Schulz, a professor of psychology at Bryn Mawr College, the authors argue that the simple but surprising answer is relationships.Harvard Medicine magazine speaks with Waldinger about the genesis and evolution of the 80-year Harvard Study of Adult Development, the beneficial influences relationships have on our health and well-being, and the importance of building new and cultivating existing relationships no matter one’s age.Learn more and hear an excerpt from the book at https://hms.harvard.edu/magazine/sleep/good-life
